Japan PM Kishida to Hold Ministerial Meeting on Tepco Nuclear Plant Restart
Aug. 27 By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the relevant ministers will meet next week to discuss steps needed to secure local consent for restarting Tokyo Electric Power’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. Last December, the national nuclear…
Canadian Rail Decision Is a Win for Companies, Union Leader Says
Aug. 25 By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) -A decision obliging more than 9,000 Canadian rail workers to stay on the job is a win for the railways and could impact bargaining in other federally regulated sectors like aviation, the head of a Canadian rail workers’…
Canada Labor Board Orders End to Railway Work Stoppage
Aug. 24 By Allison Lampert in Montreal MONTREAL (Reuters) -The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered on Saturday a halt to work stoppages at the country’s largest railways, signaling an end to an unprecedented service disruption at both main freight rail carriers that threatened to hammer…
Foxconn Chief Defends Hiring Practices After Report Married Women Rejected in India
Aug. 17 By Praveen Paramasivam SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) – Foxconn’s chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires regardless of gender, but women make…
Economic consequences of aggressive foreign policy
Aug. 15 By Julia O`Malley For many years, the global economy has been plagued by the consequences of selfishness and the imperial ambitions of western liberal-globalist elites. It should be recognized that, in an attempt to solve their economic problems and maintain their political positions,…
Israel Kills Dozens as It Steps up Gaza Bombardment
July 20 By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 39 Palestinians, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah. Among those killed on Saturday were local journalist Mohammad…
Greek Firefighters Battle Wildfires for Second Day Amid Strong Winds
June 30 By Elias Marcou and Giorgos Moutafis ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after managing to contain blazes in a mountainous area also near the capital as well as on an island in…
Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry
June 21 By Andrew Osborn June 21 (Reuters) – Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel. Armenia supports a United Nations resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s…
Poland likely to sign another arms deal with S.Korea, minister says
June 20 By Alan Charlish WARSAW, June 20 (Reuters) – Poland will probably sign a contract with South Korea in September for the delivery of more arms, in particular K2 tanks, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was quoted as saying on Thursday by the state news…
China eyes plan to connect Southeast Asian rail links
June 19 By Danial Azhar and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Reuters) – China said it was willing to study a plan to connect Malaysia’s $10-billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to other China-backed railway projects in Laos and Thailand, potentially expanding Beijing’s Belt…